Why is it so hard to find a competent IT advisor in this town? You’d think with all the free tertiary education the PNM has given the people the place would be overrun with then.
After a person bearing the rather alarming sobriquet of “manbeater” left two somewhat unpleasant comments on the blog again this morning, I summoned Christine S’s nephew (my then IT advisor) to Whitehall. The ten year-old took his cool time to arrive, and when he did, I must say I was quite taken aback at the child’s appearance. In the old days, one of the things you could have at least given Indians credit for was their neat appearance, but this youth was dressed the same as any bandit from Morvant or John-John — voluminous trousers with the waistband way down by his knees, revealing boxer shorts emblazoned with what looked like tiny AK47s, and a massive t-shirt with some big logo on it. To make matters worse, the boy had his hair in cornrows, or canerows, or whatever it is they call them, which I have to say was a real revelation to me, as I had no idea Indian hair was susceptible to this kind of manipulation. And the boy’s demeanour matched his appearance. He slouched and slurred his words so I could barely understand what he was saying, if it was in fact English the child was speaking. I’m glad he hadn’t come to the house, because Hazel would have chased him away immediately, as she does all reminders of her complete failure as Minister of Education.
The boy finally admitted that his computer expertise revolved mainly around video games, instant messaging, Hi5 and MySpace, and that he had never heard the word “blog” before his aunt Christine mentioned that I needed help with mine. Blogs, he said, involved reading and writing, skills he would have little use for in his future career as a chutney singer.
I dismissed the youth and wished him good luck with his future career, but not after explaining to him how his duplicitousness had jeopardised his aunt’s good standing in the party, not to mention her chances of securing another cabinet post in the 2007-12 PNM administration.
My IT security needs will henceforth be taken care of by one of my Facebook friends, who shall remain nameless.
4 Comments
August 27, 2007 at 4:37 pm
There are alot of experienced IT professionals in TT but I guess they prefer being self employed.
I wouldn’t work for you either…
August 27, 2007 at 11:01 pm
aye papa patos,
i eh pickin no bone wit you…i’se a vegan.
try your best and not rile me up, nah. you want me and my treehuggaz clip to turn the whole country into a Chatham or what??
another one of your hopeless youths,
tillahwillahsmeltakillah
August 27, 2007 at 11:57 pm
tillahwillahsmeltakillah -
I understood exactly two words of what you wrote: “country” and “Chatham”. So I’m assuming this has something to do with the smelter? You’ll find an explanation for that little cock-up, actually, on the item I just posted – http://patrickmanning.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/an-open-letter-to-hazel/.
I’m really sorry it happened this way.
December 19, 2008 at 9:10 am
The youth need guidence from positive adults who will support and give advice which leads to training education and employment be it self-employed or working for an employer.
The Sharp Shotz young people in Bristol England, also our work with the University of West of England and Bath Spa University to deliver the above is trail-blazzing.
Can we discuss setting up a Sharp Shotz campaign in your country in order that we can set up a internation sharp shotz company using the social enterprise model.
Also look at setting up a international exchange between Trinidad and Tobago with us in Bristol in order to raise the cultural awareness of young African desent peoples.